Nine students from Oakridge International
School were a part of the MITMUN conference held at Boston. The students
travelled accompanied by the Principal Captain Rohit Sen Bajaj.
On the first evening, we visited Times
Square, and rested sufficiently after our long journey. On the second morning,
we visited the glorious Empire State Building, and rode up to the top floor to
witness the magnificent skyline of New York City. The view was enthralling, and
we spent almost an hour there despite the biting cold. We then had the freedom
to walk around Times Square, after which we visited the United Nations
Headquarters. This was one of my favorite experiences of the entire trip. A
friendly attendee from South Korea, who was well-versed with all the
intricacies that govern the United Nations, guided us through a one and a half
hour tour.
In
the evening, we had the opportunity to witness the everlasting Broadway
spectacle that is The Phantom of the Opera. When we returned from the beautiful
and awe-inspiring musical, we received news that there might be a terrible
blizzard the next day, which would hinder our journey to Boston, and might
cause the MUN to be cancelled. We were terribly disappointed, but learned the
next day that a mini-version of the MUN would take place, with clubbed
committees. When we finally reached Boston the next evening, through the
blizzard Nemo, we were told that all our committees had been clubbed together
(for example, UNEP+WHO+UNESCO), and that, as a result, so had our agendas.
We quickly rushed to research as much as we
could on our new agendas before committee sessions the next day. In my
committee at least (UNEP+WHO+UNESCO) we managed write, discuss, and pass
resolutions on both of the agendas in merely one day and two hours of committee
sessions. We were quite proud of this fact as both resolutions were
comprehensive, and reflected the views of most of the delegates in the
committee. After the committee sessions, we received our awards during the
closing ceremony, and headed back to New York, tired from the hectic conference
which resembled an actual crisis situation, but rejuvenated by our thrilling
experiences from the conference. Before we left New York, we visited 5th
Avenue, and took a ferry around the Statue of Liberty. Surrounded by heavy fog
on that particular morning, Lady Liberty still emanated majesty, glory, and
beauty. Before reaching the airport, we also visited Columbia University, and
were guided by Mr. Alluri, who is a sophomore Economics major, and an Oakridge
alumnus. When we finally departed to India on the night of February 12th
2013, we were disheartened to have to leave the beautiful cities of New York
and Boston, and our newfound friends but were brimming with memories of
snowball fights, new acquaintances, and enriching debate which we will
definitely cherish for a long time to come.
JyothiVallurupalli
IBDP XI-A
(JyothiVallurupalli won an award
for the Best Delegate and also one for the Best Position Paper.)
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